WASHINGTON – Lawmakers in the House and Senate are demanding school safety legislation in the wake of the Parkland massacre to fortify schools with training, reporting and crisis intervention.

With politicians divided about gun control measures, the bipartisan effort aims to send grant money to states to fund programs designed to harden school security, prevent violence and report troubled students.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, an ally of President Trump and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced Monday he’ll introduce the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act later this week.

“It disheartens me when I hear talk about what can’t be done,” Hatch (R-Utah) said. “It’s time to focus on what can be done.”

Hatch said the program will fund four initiatives:

Grant funding for training programs to prevent violence and identify warning signs for school staff, students and law-enforcement.

Fund technology and equipment to improve school security and infrastructure, such as reinforced entryways and locks on classroom doors, and the development of anonymous reporting systems, like the Safe Utah smartphone app.

“Is this legislation enough to solve the problem of school violence? No, quite frankly, it is not enough,” Hatch said Monday. “But it is a start. And it’s a start upon which we can all agree.”

Lawmakers in the House have already introduced their version of the STOP School Violence Act to fund school safety initiatives. It’s backed by the Florida congressman representing Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), as well as Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.) and others.

Their legislation would fund a grant program to train students, teachers, school officials, and local law enforcement on how to how to identify and intervene early when signs of violence arise. It also creates an anonymous tip line to report potentially dangerous people.

Rutherford, a former sheriff, said school safety requires a financial commitment.

“So the question becomes: How much do you want to spend to make sure that this does not happen again,” Rutherford told News4Jax.